# 119-s-2822: Register America to Vote Act of 2025 119-s-2822, Register America to Vote Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2822 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-2822 - Congress: 119 - Title: Register America to Vote Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-09-16 - Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN) - Cosponsors: 13 - Policy area: Government Operations and Politics - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **This bill would create an automatic voter registration system** that signs up eligible people for Federal elections when they complete motor vehicle or other specified transactions, while adding privacy rules and federal grants to modernize state systems. - Young people: Would automatically register eligible individuals who turn 18 through motor vehicle and related transactions unless they decline. States may pre-register people as young as 16 for when they become eligible. - States and election officials: Would have to implement automatic registration, follow National Institute of Standards and Technology data, privacy, and security standards, annually certify compliance, and could get federal grants to modernize systems. - Voters with accessibility or language needs: Would receive required accessibility services and Limited English Proficiency support when a language group meets a 3 percent threshold. The law would bar commercial use of registration data and add protections against certain prosecutions or immigration actions tied to AVR errors. *Would authorize $3.0 billion for fiscal year 2026 and such sums as necessary thereafter, increasing federal spending.* ## Cosponsors (13) - Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Federal grants to set up AVR: benefit, high. If enacted, the Election Assistance Commission would make grants to States to help set up or expand automatic voter registration. States must apply and promise nonpartisan use of funds. The bill authorizes $3.0 billion for fiscal year 2026 and such sums as necessary for later years, with money avai… - Automatic registration at motor offices: benefit, medium. If enacted, State motor vehicle offices would have to offer automatic voter registration during license and related transactions starting January 1, 2026. People who do not decline would be registered or have their registration updated and the agency must send required voter data to election offici… - Legal protections and private enforcement: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar prosecution, adverse immigration consequences, or use in immigration or naturalization proceedings for certain AVR-related situations, such as AVR registrations by mistake or registrations at the wrong address. It would allow private lawsuits under the same civil-enfo… - Limits on voter data use: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies could not collect, keep, or share whether you declined registration or did not affirm citizenship, except to meet civil-rights duties. States would be barred from publicly disclosing sensitive AVR data like most of your Social Security number, driver license number, or signatur… - Federal standards for voter data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the National Institute of Standards and Technology would publish uniform data-comparison, privacy, and security standards for voter registration after public notice and comment. States would have to follow those standards and file an annual certification with the Election Assistance Com… - Two-year state implementation waiver: mixed, high. The bill would take effect January 1, 2026, but a State may tell the Election Assistance Commission by that date that meeting the deadline is impracticable. If a State files that certification by January 1, 2026, the law would not take effect in that State until January 1, 2028. This gives some Sta… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 - 119-s-1503: Equality Act - 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-2822 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2822) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51) - [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108) - [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503) - [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852) - [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2822 (as of 2026-04-21).